The Initiation of the 2nd Macedonian War: An Explication of Livy: 31 (Historia - Einzelschriften) - Tapa blanda

The Initiation of the Second Macedonian War. An Explication of Livy book 31. Historia / Einzelschriften, Heft 97.

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Descripción 24 cm, Original brochure. Condición: Gut. 118 p. From the library of Prof. Wolfgang Haase, long-time editor of ANRW and the International Journal of the Classical Tradition (IJCT). - With dedication by the author to Prof. Haase. - A very good copy. - From the preface: Less than two years after peace had been made with Carthage, the Roman people voted for war with Philip V of Macedon and sent a consular army across the Adriatic to begin the conflict known as the Second Macedonian War, an action that ultimately led to Roman domination of the eastern Mediterranean. That Livy, our fullest extant source, saw this war as a major turning point in the history of Rome is indicated by his placement of the beginning of the war in the opening chapters of the first book of the fourth decad and by an elaborate preface (L. 31.1.1-10). From a modern perspective, however, the ensuing narrative gives an initial impression of incoherence or even outright confusion. Livy offers little direct comment on the actions he is relating, his apparent technique being to lead the reader to interpret events for himself as the narrative unfolds. The initiation of Rome's first major military involvement in the eastern Mediterranean has thus become one of the most controversial topics in Greco-Roman history. Different interpretations have arisen because Livy's narrative techniques and the overall design of his work are frequently overlooked. Scholars have their own specialized interests, often focusing on political and military history to the exclusion of religious matters which can be an important indicator of contemporary concerns. This fragmentation of scholarship has resulted in the distortion, if not the destruction, of the integrity of Livy's original composition and thus of his implied interpretation of the events that culminated in the Roman invasion of Greece. ISBN 9783515068536 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 550. Nº de ref. del artículo: 1164188

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